The Lie That Helps the Rich Stay in Control

by

       M. Richard Maxson

      Looking across the political landscape in 2014 we see that we have an extremely wealthy Democrat President who lives a more opulent lifestyle than the Queen of England when he's not golfing with rich celebrities and attending $30,000 a plate fundraisers, or vacationing in Hawaii for 17 days at taxpayer expense. His supporters, people like Michael Moore and Noam Chomsky are getting filthy rich in a capitalist country by selling really dumb people on how awful capitalism and rich people are for the country and lecturing everyone who will listen how their opponents are the party of the rich who take advantage of the poor. The demographic reality is that, today, in America, the Democratic party is the new "party of the rich".

      The mantra that the Republicans are the party of the rich is a label that has stuck for decades, and you're hearing it again as Democrats complain about GOP opposition to raising the minimum wage and extending unemployment benefits. But in Congress, the wealthiest among us are more likely to be represented by a Democrat than a Republican. Of the 10 richest House districts, only two have Republican congressmen. Democrats claim the top six, sprinkled along the East and West coasts. Most are in overwhelmingly Democratic states like New York and California. Four of five of the richest presidents are Democrats. The Democratic Party is the actual party of the rich. Democrats represent the richest districts in the country with a highest concentration of wealthy households and the richest Americans. There are 269 millionaires among Congress' 535 members and most of them are Democrats led by their leader Harry Reid who has resided in a suite at the Ritz Carlton since his election to the Senate in 1986.

      In the last two presidential elections, of those worth more than $30 million, two-thirds supported the Democrats. The reason - taxes. Democrats have

constantly lowered taxes on the rich by way of loopholes. Among the two-thirds that supported the Democrats, 88% cited tax policies as being “important” in making their decision. One only has to look at today's stock market to see how the super-rich are getting richer under Democratic rule.  By President Obama's own admission, his party's control of Congress and the White House has led to 95% of all income gains going to the top 1% in income.

      Another report at OpenSecrets.org, states that from 1989 to 2014 rich donors gave Democrats $1.15 billion — $416 million more than the $736 million given to the GOP. Among the top 10 donors to both parties, Democrat supporters outspent Republican supporters 2-to-1. Indeed, a recent book, "The New Leviathan," says donations to Democrats outstrip those to Republicans 7-to-1. How can this be? Democrat support soars when you include unions, universities, superPACs, nonprofits, left-wing interest groups, and — ready for this? — Wall Street (which overwhelmingly favors Democrats) Wall Street favored Obama and the Democrats by a margin of 2 to 1 during the 2008 elections. Goldman Sachs has been giving four times more to Democrats than Republicans since 2006, according to Jonah Goldberg of The National Review. Now we’re hearing a lot about how well Goldman Sacs has been doing.

       Of course, in today’s populist politics, the only thing worse than being the candidate of the wealthy is being the candidate of the super-wealthy. This truism is obscured by the perpetual lie, backed by the media, that it is the

Republicans who are at the command of the richest Americans. They fool the poorest Americans into supporting them when it is the worst thing the underclass should do. The Democrats represent the very rich and the very poor . . . those needing or wanting the benefits procured by a big, active, high-taxing government, and those who can pay those high taxes without even noticing (or find creative ways to prevent them from biting). They are also rich, powerful and connected enough to influence government policy in their favor, and often stand to benefit from government regulation that serves to stifle competition.

    

  It is the Democrats who are the party of the rich.  They are also the party of the poor.  Republicans are the party of the middle. Republicans are the party of the working and middle class, small business and of all those who have aspirations to prosperity. They are the only ones who are serious about protecting what used to be universally known and embraced as "the American Dream.  As Mitt Romney said, "We are the party of those who want to get rich." Under this Democratic administration, just since 2008, the number of people who call themselves middle class has plunged from 53% to 44%, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center. Yes, there are rich Republicans but the Corporate Socialism that has taken over the Democratic party has only partially infected the Republicans. Any chance to return to the days of Constitutional Law rides with the remnants of that party. We want lower taxes for everyone’s prosperity and freedom.  The Tea Party makes this clear; the establishment does not.  So enough of this about Democrats being the party of the little guy. Voters need to stop listening to the lies and accept the truth.